Iranian warships to dock at Chinese ports
IRAN: Iran Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says
a fleet of Iranian warships will be docking at the Strait of Malacca and
China in the near future.
In line with guidelines from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to sail international waters and assert
Iran’s maritime authority, Iranian naval forces have been sent to the
high seas, said Sayyari Sunday.
The Iranian naval commander added that the presence of Iranian
warships in international waters does not pose a threat to other
countries, stressing that based on international law Tehran has the
right to sail the high seas.
He stated that Iran’s oil tankers and merchant vessels -- which used
to fall prey to pirates in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
in the past -- can now safely cruise in high seas, thanks to the
protection offered by Iranian naval forces.
Sayyari said the Iranian Navy plans to station warships in the Strait
of Malacca -- a narrow 805-kilometer (500-mile) stretch of water between
the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra - in the near
future.
Iran’s Navy commander concluded that Iranian ships have been
conducting anti-piracy missions in the northern Indian Ocean over the
past three years, and have docked at ports in Saudi Arabia, Sudan and
Djibouti. Iranian warships will soon dock in Chinese ports, Sayyari
concluded.
PRESS TV |